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That really surprises me, I totally thought they were the same. What year did they change? 1998 or 1999?Nope, it is not. the harness is different. you can get an adapter for it tho.
I have a cd/tape combo from a 99 that I am going to put in my 97 Ranger, and I found this out the hard way. everything else is the same, it even is the same style as the 97, just the connector is different.
AJ
Wow, I'm dumb. This link explains the model year change. It changed in 1998.Here is a link to the adapter that is needed:
http://replacementradios.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_259_272&products_id=59